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Overview

The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained—with the help of a charming, if ...

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Overview

The information age is upon us, baffling us with thousands of complicated state-of-the-art technologies. To help make sense of the computer age, David Macaulay brings us The New Way Things Work. This completely updated and expanded edition describes twelve new machines and includes more than seventy new pages detailing the latest innovations. With an entirely new section that guides us through the complicated world of digital machinery, where masses of electronic information can be squeezed onto a single tiny microchip, this revised edition embraces all of the newest developments, from cars to watches. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained—with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. Includes new material about digital technology.

Editorial Reviews

Los Angeles Times
Keep the book a secret from your kids for a while and study up on the explanations of questions you're anticipating. Let Macaulay make you look smarter than you think you are. The kids will certainly be impressed -- and you'll be getting a real education in the bargain.
Boston Globe

The Way Things Work is not the only book that has tried to explain modern mysteries, but it's the best. Macaulay's explanations are lucid; they are also fun. He includes visual puns, running jokes, a cast of thousands of tiny participants in on and around the machines, choirs of angels and lots of big woolly mammoths.

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Horn Book Magazine

Combining the tongue-in-cheek observations of a budding prehistoric engineer with acute descriptions of the functioning of mechanical and electrical machines, Macaulay has produced a superb volume....Macaulay's unusual ability to focus, distill, organize, and convey information through his art has never been so impressively displayed.

New York Times Book Review
The Way Things Work is a superb achievement. It is a very handsome book, a fascinating collection of riddles and a sound educational accomplishment that, while explaining in words and pictures -- mostly pictures- - some of the mysteries of physics, makes you smile, and often laugh. The author is honest enough to say that the book was intended for children of all ages, and brilliant enough to make all its readers feel brighter than they ever thought they could be.
From The Critics
"A book to be treasured as both a browsing item and as a gold mine of reference information."
VOYA
Society is bombarded by the advancements of the digital age-the Internet, e-mail, virtual reality, and even shopping for groceries have taken us into the digital era. How do these things work? Find out here. The woolly mammoth returns to help readers understand gadgets from cameras to compact discs, from the dishwasher to zippers, from fire extinguishers to bookbinding, and everything in between. Twelve new machines and over seventy new pages have been added to this new edition. The New Way Things Works contains the four original sections and one entirely new section, "The Digital Domain," which uses pumpkins to describe the binary system and other basics of digital technology. The woolly mammoth meets Bill, his guide through the digital domain, and is invited through Bill's gates to experience digital technology. Macaulay clearly gives commentary on the pervasiveness of Bill's empire in the introduction to each chapter of the Digital Domain section, and in the epilogue. Commentary aside, the woolly mammoth brings himself as well as the readers up to date on the latest technology since 1988. Fascinating and fun to read, this book takes the most complicated device and breaks it down to the bare basics. Colorful, detailed, and carefully labeled illustrations enhance the written explanations. Cutaway illustrations provide a unique perspective on the machines and devices. This superb book can be appreciated by readers of all ages; anyone who has every wondered about any gadget, or who just wants to understand how something works, will love it. Many mysteries can be unraveled. A section called "Eureka!" gives short synopses and illustrations of key inventions and contains a comprehensive index. Follow the adventures of the woolly mammoth to discover the way things work! Glossary. Index. Illus. VOYA Codes: 5Q 4P M J S A/YA (Hard to imagine it being better written, Broad general YA appeal, Middle School-defined as grades 6 to 8, Junior High-defined as grades 7 to 9, Senior High-defined as grades 10 to 12 and adults).

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780395938478
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Publication date: 10/28/1998
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Pages: 400
  • Sales rank: 37,801
  • Age range: 12 years
  • Lexile: 1180L (what's this?)
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 10.88 (h) x 0.88 (d)

Meet the Author

David Macaulay is an award-winning author and illustrator whose books have sold millions of copies in the United States alone, and his work has been translated into a dozen languages. Macaulay has garnered numerous awards including the Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Christopher Award, an American Institute of Architects Medal, and the Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award. In 2006, he was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, given "to encourage people of outstanding talent to pursue their own creative, intellectual, and professional inclinations." Superb design, magnificent illustrations, and clearly presented information distinguish all of his books. David Macaulay lives with his family in Vermont.

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A mammoth was returning from a long vacation when he happened upon a wall covered with highly sophisticated microchips and things. As a confirmed analog creature from way back, the mammoth had little time for these charmless contraptions. In fact had it not been for the banners atop the wall, each of which was emblazoned with the international symbol for fresh swamp grass, he would have never ever slowed down. But swamp grass is swamp grass no matter who's paying. With drool already collecting at the end of his trunk, he headed for the velvet curtain and entered the Digital Domain.

Table of Contents

Part One: The Mechanics of Movement
Title, Contents, Introduction
The Inclined Plane - Locks and keys; cutting machines; can opener; plough; zipper. Levers - Includes: levers in action; weighing machines; grand piano; manual typewriter; firefighter ladder. Wheel and Axel - Wheel and axle at work; waterwheel; turbine; windmill; wind turbine; dentist's drill. Gears and Belts - Includes: gear box; mechanical clocks; differential; lawn sprinkler; cams and cranks; sewing machine. Pulleys - Chain hoist; counterweights; block and tackle; tower crane; escalator; lift. Screws - Screws at work; tap; drills and augers; combine harvester. Rotating Wheels - Gyroscope; starter motor; roller blind; car seat belt. Springs - Stapler; car suspension. Friction - Clutch; synchromesh; car brakes; oil rig; freedom from friction; perpetual motion.

Part Two: Harnessing The Elements
Title, Contents, Introduction
Floating - Submersible; submarine; passenger boat; windsurfer; yacht; airship; hot-air balloon. Flying - Includes: aeroplane; airliner wing; helicopter; jump-jet; hydrofoil. Pressure Power - Includes: pumps; pneumatic drill; hydraulics; power steering; suction; carburettor; fuel injection. Exploiting Heat - Includes: heat waves; combustion engines; blast furnace; electric heater; toaster; refrigerator. Nuclear Power - Nuclear fission; nuclear fusion; nuclear weapons; fallout; nuclear reactor; fusion power.

Part Three: Working With Waves
Title, Contents, Introduction
Light Images - Includes: lighting; light bulb; mirrors; endoscope; lenses; telescopes; liquid crystals; holograms. Photography - Includes: cameras, colour photograph, photo booth; movie camera; movie projector. Printing - Papermaking; printing plates; printing press; bookbinding. Sound and Music - Woodwind instruments; brass instruments; string instruments; percussion instruments; microphone; synthesizer; electric guitar; mixer; amplifier; loudspeakers; earphones; record player; tape recorder. Telecommunications - Telephone; radio transmitter; radio receiver; radio signals; television camera; camcorder; video recorder; television set; satellites; space telescope; radio telescope; satellite dish; space probes.

Part Four: Electricity and Automation
Title, Contents, Introduction
Electricity - Includes: photocopier; air cleaner; ionizer; lightning; conductor; quartz clock; self-winding watch; electric circuit; batteries; solar cell; remote control unit. Magnetism - Includes: magnets at work; electric bell; electric horn; electric motor; disc drive; electric generator; transformer; power supply; car ignition system. Sensors and Detectors - Includes: seismograph; air bag; autopilot; breath tester; smoke detector; X-rays; sonar; ultrasound scanner; radar; metal detector; automatic doors; advanced burglar alarms; body scanner; automatic transmission; cruise control.

NEW SECTION
Part Five: The Digital Domain
Title, Contents, Introduction
The Digital Domain will consist of five main sections: Forming Bits, Storing Bits, Processing Bits, Sending Bits, Using Bits. All of the following topics will be covered within these five sections: Analog/Digital Systems - Binary code; digital pictures; analog-digital conversion; micorchip. Computer - Includes: mouse; keyboard; scanner; voice recognition; memory; floppy disk; hard disk; ROM; RAM; CD-ROM; processor; operating system; monitor; printers; sound; modem; e-mail; Internet; fibre optics. Communication - Includes: fax machine and fax card; digital telephone; mobile phone. Entertainment - Includes: digital radio; digital TV and video; compact disc; digital sound. Other Digital Systems - Electronic money and banking; digital security; digital camera; automatic camera; bar-code reader; GPS portable navigator; virtual reality; simulator; robot.

End Matter
Eureka! - An easy to use, illustrated survey of key inventions from the axe to the microchip, in chronological order.
Technical Terms
Index

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 5, 2010

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    a great book. bought it for some gifted kids who tore thru it even though their first language is not english. But, i enjoyed reaading it too.

    wow. if yer kid is smart or you want to catch up to him/her...BUY THIS BOOK NOW and anything else ever written by this author.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 13, 2006

    Long live the mammoth!

    I'm 26 and I still love this book! It's great for people who love to fix things, take things apart, and put them back together. Once you get over the fact that's it's written to be accessible to young people, people of any age can enjoy the book and learn from it.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 9, 2005

    Good stuff

    I'm 16 years old, and am very curious about the way things work! This book taught me more than a thing or two. It contains interesting things ... for example, have you ever wondered how a stapler works?? I have, and this book's got the answers. I definitely recommend this book to anyone out there who wants to know how things work, enjoys science, or just wants to learn a new thing or two.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 29, 2004

    Extraordinary!

    Fantastic description of how real world devices work, with all of the underlying physics explained in simple terms. The drawings are great and the wooly mammoth makes the whole thing fun. We're buying a set of these for use in our physics class next year.

    2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 24, 2004

    Highly Recommend This Book

    The illustrations and explanations are great for those who are visual learners. It's a great book for those who want to know the way things work.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 18, 2001

    The old way

    It reminds me of a book called 'Rocket science for Dummies' No one would enjoy reading it. It would only be suitable for a library.

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